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#Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
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00:00Hola. Hello. Hi. Hi.
00:03Spain.
00:07Paella. Sangria. Shopping. Jamón.
00:12These are some of the things I plan to indulge in when I'm unleashed on the Spanish streets of Marbella.
00:20Tracy is living it up in Spain.
00:23I have always wanted to go to Spain.
00:25A culture known for its food, taking it slow, and a flair for the dramatic.
00:33A perfect place for me to solo travel.
00:36That is a giant bug.
00:38I'm going to leave now. It was nice seeing you all.
00:40I pack for the beauty, I pack for the joy, I pack for the clothes, and I pack for the disaster.
00:48I'm Tracy Ellis Ross.
00:49I took my first solo trip when I was either 24 or 25, and something clicked.
00:55I'm responsible for my own happiness.
00:58Join me as I follow my heart, go to beautiful places, wear pretty clothes, and enjoy my own company.
01:13Okay, well, Spain's really beefy.
01:17There's a lot happening in Spain.
01:21There's way more outfits than I'm going to be able to wear here.
01:28As a solo traveler, I have three goals when packing.
01:32Number one, be prepared.
01:34This is an example of Spain.
01:37Look at her.
01:38You see the shoes?
01:39Number two, be meticulously thoughtful of my needs and comforts.
01:44Medications and supplements, y'all just in case, you know what I mean?
01:47This is like little soap, sponge, salt.
01:51That's right.
01:52She's prepared.
01:54And number three, pack my beautiful favorite clothes.
01:59I put all the clothes on the wrong side.
02:02I will not be able to sleep.
02:03So I'm going to redo it right now.
02:07And I'm going to bring you with me.
02:08Okay.
02:09Okay.
02:10That was hard to fold.
02:14This is the point in my packing where I know I have too much stuff.
02:18But I've committed.
02:20I am committed to my own madness.
02:24And my fashion.
02:31Airplane self-care.
02:33A little dry brush.
02:35Arnica.
02:37Stretch.
02:38Air purifier.
02:40Hydrate.
02:42After 11 hours from L.A. to Paris, what should have been a short layover is turning into a day at the airport.
02:52I'm the founder, CEO, and owner of Pattern Beauty.
02:55I've had a long travel day.
02:57The airline gave me a fancy hotel room at the airport.
03:00Okay.
03:00My carry-on's got nighties, skin care, and pattern products.
03:03I'm good.
03:04Let me tell you how much I get to sleep.
03:06I get 50 minutes.
03:08I'm going to wake up and look like a beauty queen.
03:10Do you hear me?
03:11Okay, I'm awake.
03:12Some styling cream.
03:15I'm going to pull myself together and I'll look like I've left a lifetime.
03:19Way too many, many hours later, and I am on the plane to Spain.
03:25Everybody is sneezing.
03:27Finally, here, let's reunite me with my bags.
03:36Yep.
03:38Oh gosh.
03:40Still waiting.
03:42Two hours later, did they lose my bags?
03:46But look at this.
03:48Found another solo traveler.
03:51She did.
03:51But we're waiting for our luggage.
03:54Forever.
03:55Yeah.
03:58I'm ready for this travel day, or should I say days, to be over and vacation to begin.
04:06I feel like, oh my god.
04:11Listen, if you can't shoot, we're not going to shoot.
04:14I'm sorry, guys.
04:16No, no, no.
04:16It's okay.
04:17Don't worry about it.
04:18Oh, not the best start to my vacation in Spain.
04:31Story time.
04:33Brace yourselves.
04:34I had a really bad night.
04:37All I can say is, it was a crime scene last night.
04:42So, let me tell you a little story, kids.
04:46Come on and join the party.
04:49I ate something that did not sit right with me.
04:54I've had food poisoning once in my life.
04:56I couldn't go to sleep.
04:58All of a sudden, I got freezing.
04:59I was having chills.
05:00So, I was like, I'm literally dying now.
05:03By myself, in Spain.
05:05¿Cómo estás?
05:07Not muy bien.
05:08In my carry-on, I have everything.
05:12So, I had Imodium, charcoal.
05:15So, I took the Imodium and the charcoal.
05:18That was before it all came up.
05:20Sorry, it's terrible.
05:22Bleep, bleep, bleep.
05:24Not for the faint of heart.
05:26And then, once it all came up, I was like,
05:30I have to call my brother.
05:32My brother, Ross.
05:33I have to call Ross.
05:34And he was like, are you okay?
05:35I was like, no, Ross, I just puked.
05:38And I don't know what to do.
05:39He was so gentle and so sweet.
05:42And he talked me through the whole thing.
05:50Oh, that breeze is magic.
05:53Hi, Spain.
05:56Hi.
05:58It's not answering.
05:59Hi, Spain.
06:02Maybe tomorrow.
06:06Wait for me, Spain.
06:08Wait for me.
06:18Okay.
06:19Ross told me to go get some fresh air,
06:21so I'm gonna take a walk on the beach by the Met Hotel.
06:30I'm really cranky.
06:31That actually made me feel better.
06:47Thanks, Met Hotel.
06:50It's a new day.
06:52Am I feeling better?
06:53Well, I showered, and I put on a pair of pants with a zipper,
06:58but I'm still not feeling great.
07:00I just want to talk to my mom.
07:03Hi, Mama.
07:06I'm feeling better.
07:08I got really good sleep.
07:11No fever.
07:12I just feel really delicate.
07:13Moms always know how to bring comfort, no matter where you are.
07:19It's all very charming.
07:21I think I just missed it all because I was puking.
07:24It's okay.
07:29I'm gonna go wander around outside.
07:31I just wanted to check back in.
07:33I should go back and do what I'm doing.
07:35I will try to enjoy Spain if I can, Mama.
07:39Mom, they have so many trees here.
07:42I'm gonna go look at the trees.
07:43All right.
07:44Okay, I love you.
07:45Bye.
07:45I managed to unpack,
08:02and I am determined to wear as many of my pretty clothes as possible.
08:07Like this.
08:09And this.
08:11And this.
08:15Here by the beautiful beach in Marbella.
08:35In the outfit I was dying to wear in Spain.
08:40I was dying to go have a cocktail in this outfit.
08:44And I feel very pleased about this outfit.
08:48By the way, this is also the reason that I pack for the balance.
08:52I have my sweatpants.
08:53I have my favorite socks.
08:56I have my pajamas.
08:58I pack for the beauty.
08:59I pack for the joy.
09:00I pack for the clothes.
09:01And I pack for the disaster.
09:02It's starting to feel better.
09:16I'm putting on my firecracker suit.
09:19I'm up.
09:20I'm out.
09:22Boom!
09:23Let's wander.
09:25Oh my god, it's so pretty.
09:27Most people come to Spain for the beaches, but I love trees.
09:49And there are so many incredible trees here at Anantara Resort Marbella.
10:05Thank you for joining me.
10:12What a pretty pool.
10:26Look at this pool.
10:27I'm getting in this pool.
10:29Hmm.
10:30Hmm.
10:30Oh my god.
10:59But I let it go.
11:29That made me feel a lot better.
11:34The pool was cold.
11:37But that was good.
11:38I can't say I feel 100%, but at least I feel like I'm standing up taller.
11:46Thank you, water.
11:54I had hoped to go into Old Town Marbella for dinner,
11:57but I don't think I'm ready for a restaurant yet.
12:03Instead, some sexy rice cakes paired with a warm ginger ale.
12:08I have just the outfit for the occasion.
12:13I am wearing a sexual revolution dress.
12:16My Spain dress.
12:19And due to my food poisoning,
12:23three weeks ago this dress fit very differently.
12:25It was very tight.
12:29I ordered an extraordinary meal of rice cakes and saltines
12:34and a cocktail of warm ginger ale.
12:38Tracy is living it up in Spain.
12:43To Spain.
12:47Guess he got a, what do you call it in golf?
12:49A goal in one?
12:50A hole in one?
12:56Ginger ale is very gingery.
13:01All right, I'm going to dive in on my meal.
13:07It's quite a rice cake.
13:08Maybe tomorrow I can have a meal.
13:13It's hard for me to feel like I've disappointed a plan, you know?
13:18Even if it was just for me.
13:21Hey, Tracy, what did you do in Spain?
13:23Nothing.
13:26One of the nice things, though,
13:27about vacation of any kind,
13:30and sometimes your body tells you,
13:32girl, sit down.
13:34Sit down.
13:37And I do so much,
13:38so it's hard for me.
13:39It's hard for me to let myself
13:41really do nothing.
13:45I definitely have an expression
13:46called gentle gentle.
13:48Sometimes you have to say it twice.
13:51And I think this is a really good example
13:54of being gentle with myself.
13:55And I think that's an energy
13:57that I would love to put into the world
14:00is a gentleness and a tenderness.
14:02That even if I'm not finding tenderness
14:04from other people
14:05or the food that has poisoned my body,
14:07that I can offer that to myself.
14:11I can be tender with myself.
14:12I can be gentle with myself.
14:15And I can do it in pretty close.
14:22That is a giant bug.
14:23No, no, sir.
14:25I'm going to leave now.
14:26It was nice seeing you all.
14:28No!
14:34No!
14:41Ah, finally feeling like myself.
14:48Now it's time to shop.
14:55Oh, my goodness.
14:56Are you Anna?
14:57I'm Tracy.
14:58Nice to meet you.
14:58Nice to meet you.
15:00Oh, these things are so beautiful.
15:04Is it okay to go there?
15:05Yeah, you can.
15:07Look at all these treasures.
15:09Look.
15:10This is the cutest thing
15:11I've ever seen in my life.
15:12My daughter's making...
15:13She did?
15:14She did?
15:15She did.
15:15You're kidding.
15:16How old is she?
15:17Nine.
15:18Can I take a picture?
15:20Yes.
15:23Oh, look at the pink plate.
15:25Anna tells me that her designs
15:27combine Andalusian spirit
15:29with the wabi-sabi philosophy
15:31of celebrating defects
15:32and imperfections.
15:34Yeah, I'm feeling this right now.
15:37Maybe just two of the pink plates.
15:40Oh, my gosh.
15:41Get out of here.
15:42This will look so pretty in my house.
15:45Okay, I'll stop now.
15:47How long have you been doing this?
15:50More than 20 years.
15:51Wow.
15:52I do it.
15:53It makes ceramics.
15:53Ceramics all the time.
15:54Okay.
15:55I think we'll have to ship them.
15:59Nice to meet you.
16:00I'll see you with you.
16:02Bye.
16:07Ooh.
16:09That's fantastic.
16:11Bingo.
16:15Marbella has that European
16:16old world charm that I love.
16:19Narrow, cobblestone streets,
16:20cute little shops
16:21with all kinds of treasures.
16:24Ooh, this place
16:24looks like it has the good stuff.
16:26Hola.
16:30It's so beautiful in here.
16:32It's like an apothecary
16:34for olive oil.
16:35What's your name?
16:36David.
16:37David, nice to meet you.
16:37Is this your shop?
16:38Yes.
16:39It's wonderful.
16:40Oh, my goodness.
16:41I love olives.
16:42Like, since I'm a child,
16:44my sister said
16:44I smelled like olive juice.
16:46So I also love olive oil.
16:48In Spain,
16:48it's the biggest produce
16:49of olive oil.
16:50Wait, is that true?
16:51I would have thought Italy.
16:52No, not at all.
16:53Really?
16:54No, not at all.
16:54Spain produced much more
16:55than Italy.
16:56Oh, good to know.
16:57Around 55%
16:59of the world production.
17:00Wow.
17:00Really.
17:01That's amazing.
17:02And Andalusia,
17:03where we are now,
17:03the south of Spain,
17:04produced 80%
17:05of the Spanish
17:06of the world production.
17:08Nearly.
17:08You have a piece of bread.
17:10Yep.
17:11Oh, it's nice bread, too.
17:15Okay, ready?
17:20I mean, that is a really good olive oil.
17:24These olive oils are not available
17:26outside of Spain,
17:27so this is my only chance
17:28to try them,
17:29and I am going to taste
17:30as many of them as I can.
17:33Plus, I haven't eaten in days.
17:34Here in Spain,
17:35people,
17:36what we have for breakfast
17:37is bread and olive oil, right?
17:39I can't eat bread.
17:40My stomach goes like this.
17:42Mmm.
17:44Maybe it has to do
17:45with something else,
17:46not the bread.
17:48Now, we're going to try
17:49orange blossom.
17:51So, a good bread,
17:51honey,
17:52and this olive oil
17:52makes...
17:53This is absolutely ridiculous.
17:55I want to get, like,
17:56a whole bunch of these,
17:57because these I have
17:58to give as gifts.
17:59That hotness you feel here
18:01is a proof of quality, okay?
18:03If you take an olive
18:04from the tree,
18:05it's hot and bitter.
18:06You need to feel that.
18:07Okay.
18:07Once you get used to that,
18:09you don't go back.
18:10Really?
18:11Yeah.
18:12There's another saying like that,
18:13but I'm not going to say that.
18:15No, I'm not talking about that.
18:16Okay.
18:19So,
18:20I want one bottle of this.
18:22Okay.
18:23I think we're going to have
18:24to ship this home.
18:25I can't...
18:25To the state.
18:26Yeah, it's too hard.
18:27I have to put it
18:27in my luggage, don't I?
18:29I was going to say
18:29I want four of these,
18:31but...
18:32This is our production.
18:34Oh, okay.
18:35Look at the color.
18:36Look at the color.
18:37That's so pretty.
18:38It almost looks like an avocado.
18:40I want an outfit in that color.
18:44Wow, that's...
18:45That is something.
18:47Oh, my God.
18:50That's my mind blown.
18:53I need more bread.
18:55That is amazing.
19:03I'm feeling like myself again.
19:08Wow.
19:10That time I really got the back of my throat.
19:19Okay, we're doing one more
19:21and then I'm done with this
19:22because the girl's just eating bread.
19:26And I'll fail.
19:28Okay, this is one of those moments
19:30when you're solo traveling
19:32where you're like,
19:33I need to share this with somebody.
19:37I have to share this with somebody.
19:39Ladies and gents of the team,
19:41should they put the cameras down?
19:42Can everyone please just taste some olive oil?
19:44Sure.
19:44I am blown away.
19:46I know I'm on a solo vacation,
19:47but you are all with me
19:49and so is our crew
19:50and they need to try this olive oil.
19:52It is too good not to share.
19:54Oh, my God.
19:54I'm so excited.
19:56Hold on a second.
19:57I got to do a little dance.
20:04Feeling good after my shopping
20:06and I am finally ready for a real meal.
20:14One of the reasons I wanted to come to Spain
20:16is because, number one, the food.
20:20Number two, I heard the people are wonderful.
20:24And number three,
20:26because of the culture and the, I don't know.
20:31I will tell you that since I've gotten here,
20:33one of the things that I discovered is
20:36there are 300 million trees here.
20:40I am a tree lover.
20:43Like, my feeling with trees is if trees are here,
20:49humanity is going to be okay.
20:50Now, I don't know that that is correct.
20:53I'll be honest.
20:55But for me, they give me, like, I don't know,
20:59grounding, all of it.
21:00I just, I could watch trees all day,
21:03sing and dance,
21:04and they're just gorgeous.
21:07Look at that.
21:09That is gorgeous.
21:13Holy moly.
21:18Wow.
21:21Look at that tree.
21:24Oh, did you see that tree?
21:27It was like a hat.
21:31It looked like a hat.
21:34Do you guys want to know how I did my hair?
21:36This fabulous, slicked-back, middle part, low bun.
21:40I mixed, in the light, look, stronghold gel
21:44and the pattern styling cream, the Palo Santo scent,
21:48and I did layer by layer of hair,
21:50and then the key,
21:52dun, dun, dun, the pièce de résistance,
21:55was this.
21:57I used this teeny, teeny, teeny, teeny, teeny comb
22:02on the edge tool,
22:04and I kept combing it down,
22:06and I did a short part
22:08because of the shape of my head,
22:09crazy weird shape of my head,
22:11and then I used this to brush this section right here.
22:15I don't want to mess it up.
22:16I'm not in a mirror.
22:17Oh, and I also used leave-in conditioner,
22:19also a regular brush.
22:21This was my cocktail.
22:26Oh, I think I could also do my eyebrow.
22:28Look.
22:32Now we go to see the town.
22:34Very nice.
22:35Yeah.
22:35Benahaves.
22:37Benahaves?
22:38Yes.
22:38Mm-hmm.
22:38Did I say that right?
22:40It's a really nice town.
22:42Okay.
22:42You will like.
22:43I can't wait.
22:44I'm so hungry.
22:46Yeah?
22:46I'm so hungry.
22:48The restaurant there is really good.
22:50Oh, good.
22:50I'm excited.
22:51Uh-oh.
22:55Definitely didn't dress for the rain.
22:57Holy schmoly.
22:58I got this.
22:59I got this.
23:01I'm dining at the award-winning La Escalera,
23:04known for their local ingredients and wine.
23:08Hi.
23:08Hi.
23:09How are you?
23:10Good.
23:10How are you?
23:11Just one for dinner.
23:13You're welcome.
23:14What's your name?
23:15Margarita.
23:16Margarita.
23:17Like the pizza and the cocktail.
23:19You have here wine and drinks.
23:22Okay.
23:22I think I should have red wine.
23:24I recommend Pago de Firsus.
23:26Great.
23:27It's really nice because the wines called Pago are coming in area in Spain, Valencia, Castilla,
23:35and Navarra.
23:36I love it.
23:36You cannot find this wine by glasses in any place.
23:41Oh, fantastic.
23:42Let's have that.
23:42So, one glass.
23:43Yeah, thank you.
23:44Okay.
23:44One glass for one.
23:46One glass for one?
23:47How would I, wait, how would I order that in Spanish?
23:50What would I say?
23:51Una copa.
23:52Una copa.
23:53Thank you very much.
23:56La escalera.
23:58When I'm solo traveling, I prefer to be seated at a table.
24:02It's better for people watching.
24:13No, that's nice.
24:14Oh, that's very nice.
24:16Very nice.
24:17Yeah.
24:18Bring it on.
24:19Perfect.
24:23I'm like a full film crew.
24:29This is fresh hot bread.
24:33What is this?
24:34What is this?
24:35And this is olive tapenade.
24:41Girls in heaven.
24:50Cheers.
24:50God, that's good wine.
24:54My God.
24:55Okay.
24:57So, I'm going to do the ribeye steak, medium well.
25:00Medium well.
25:01And then I also want the French beans.
25:03With the French beans.
25:05Okay.
25:05Thank you, Margarita.
25:06Thank you very much.
25:07How?
25:25Ow.
25:25Hi.
25:26Wow.
25:28Wow.
25:30Hi.
25:32Hi.
25:34Hi.
25:36Hi.
25:38Hi.
25:40Hi.
25:42Hi.
25:44Hi.
25:46Hi.
25:48Hi.
25:50Hi.
25:52We are friends.
25:54So good.
25:56Do you need anything else?
26:02Oh, that's how you do it.
26:04Enjoy your meal.
26:10Gosh, I'm so happy to finally feel better and to be able to enjoy a beautiful meal.
26:24Well done. That was delicious.
26:26Thank you very much.
26:27I really would like the apple tart.
26:29One apple tart.
26:31You're welcome.
26:32When I drink too much and mean timing, all I've had is the special class.
26:48I just want to close one of my eyes.
26:52I don't know why.
26:54I think it's because this is the one where I'm reading and this is the one for distance.
27:02You should just get a patch.
27:06Lady?
27:08What is this?
27:09Chocolate?
27:10Chocolate.
27:13Sorry.
27:14Oops.
27:15No problem.
27:16Sorry.
27:18No, it's working.
27:20There you go.
27:22Sorry.
27:23No, it's working.
27:24Oh my God.
27:25There you go.
27:27Sorry.
27:28Also, I get to eavesdrop on people's conversations and the table behind me is fantastic.
27:48I love food.
27:50The table behind me offered to send me a drink, but my one glass was plenty.
28:01No reason why this solo traveler can't make some new friends, though.
28:04May I just say thank you?
28:06If I have another drink, I'll topple over.
28:10But I can say hello for a moment, if I may.
28:13Thank you so much for...
28:15No, I mean, thank you.
28:17You have a nice time.
28:18Yeah.
28:19Very nice.
28:20We loved what you were doing, but I just thought, you're sitting there on your own and it's
28:24not good for you.
28:25No, it's very good for me.
28:26It's what I do.
28:27That's actually what the show is.
28:29Yeah.
28:30It's about solo traveling.
28:31Yeah.
28:32Oh, wow.
28:33I love what you do.
28:34I love that you do this on your own.
28:36Yeah.
28:37It's really a treat.
28:38I've been doing it forever.
28:39And as I was saying, I'm turning 52 and I'm single and what are you going to do?
28:43You know, my girls would be proud to watch it.
28:46Yeah.
28:47They will have to tune in.
28:48My girls are very independent.
28:50You know, you can't wait for somebody to live your life.
28:53And so I've just been having a...
28:55A bowl.
28:56Yeah.
28:57Enjoy the rest of your...
28:58You too.
28:59You too.
29:00Nice to meet you.
29:01Nice to meet you.
29:03Thank you very much.
29:04What a wonderful meal.
29:06Thank you so much.
29:07It's nice to meet you.
29:13Well, it was a tough start.
29:16Major travel delays.
29:18Thought my bags were lost for a second.
29:20And I got food poisoning.
29:23I didn't get to do a lot of what I dreamed of in Spain, but I saw trees and had the best
29:30olive oil ever.
29:31Got a little shopping done.
29:33Bingo.
29:34And maybe the most important thing, I was reminded to listen to my body.
29:40And to be gentle with myself.
29:46Alright.
29:47Homeward bound.
29:49So, pretty good.
29:53Where to next?
30:04One day, we're going to go.
30:05And this was what we said.
30:06We'd get started.
30:07We could have lived out.
30:08But what we had...
30:09We had, we had a little more of those.
30:11We had...
30:12This was a big deal for all the time.
30:13For us.
30:14Well, that was supposed to be...
30:15That was a good deal.
30:16We could have lived out.
30:17Only a few days.
30:18Though, but we were there...
30:19We could have lived out.
30:20We had a whole year.
30:21Two days.
30:22We did just...
30:23We could have been...
30:24A few days.
30:25We could have lived out.
30:26We could have lived out.
30:27So, eventually, it was a little...
30:28We could have lived out.
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30:31We could have lived out.
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